2018年CRI China welcomes Sweden to cooperate in ice sports

 

The Chinese Ambassador to Sweden has welcomed and encouraged Sweden to cooperate with China in ice and snow sports. 

CRI's Chen Xuefei reports from Stockholm. 

Ambassador Gui Congyou made the remarks while welcoming the visiting delegation¹ led by Long Yuxiang, CEO of China International Communication Center and Yue Xinyu, Founder² of Beijing Kunlun Red Star Ice Hockey Club at the Sweden-China Culture, Economics and Sports Forum³ in Stockholm. 

"This visit shows China's great enthusiasm in conducting ice hockey cooperation and exchange with Sweden, a big power in ice hockey and other ice sports. I sincerely hope our Swedish friends will seize this chance to actively⁴ conduct ice and snow sports exchange with China, push Sino-Swedish relations in ice and snow sports to further develop and make contribution to international Olympic Sports."

Zhang Qiaozhen, President of Sweden-China Entrepreneurs Association which sponsored the forum said her association likes to do their best to make their contribution in promoting Sino-Swedish Ice sports cooperation. 

K-G Stoppel, Vice⁵ CEO of Swedish Djurgardens IF Hockey Club said that as a representative from the Ice Hockey circle, he thinks it is very important to spread ice hockey.

"I think there is no better cooperation partner than with China considering Beijing's 2022 Winter Olympics. It will be a great chance for Chinese to increase their interest in ice sports. Swedish Ice Hockey has a long history and our proud expertise⁶ in this field is training. I think we can cooperate with Chinese side in providing training for Chinese players. I look forward to further cooperation. "

Long Yuxiang says International Cultural Communication Center was founded in 1984 and has become an important window for China's cultural exchanges with other countries.

"President Xi Jinping has paid great attention to 2022 Beijing winter Olympics. You are welcome to visit us soon. We have established eight Ice hockey clubs in China within just one year. we plan to establish 20 Ice Hockey Clubs this year. Chances are equal for everyone, but if Sweden comes first, we prefer to cooperate with you."

The forum ended with a closed-door discussion on bilateral⁷ cooperation. 

For CRI, this is Chen Xuefei, in Stockholm.

1 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

2 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

3 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

4 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

5 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

6 expertise   

n.专门知识(或技能等)，专长

参考例句：

• We were amazed at his expertise on the ski slopes.他斜坡滑雪的技能使我们赞叹不已。
• You really have the technical expertise in a new breakthrough.让你真正在专业技术上有一个全新的突破。

7 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。